RELEASED: 14 Sep 2023 at 13:06
CHON BURI: An unidentified variety of burglars targeted a parked van, smashing among its windows, and made away with money and prized possessions worth about 1.2 million baht. The victims, 2 Chinese business people, had actually left their possessions inside the lorry while they dined at a mall in Pattaya on Wednesday night.
After getting a report of the theft at around 9pm, a group of officers got to the parking area of the shopping center in tambon Nong Phreu, Bang Lamung district, stated Pol Capt Sombat Kaewmulmuk, a deputy examination chief at Pattaya police headquarters.
Authorities discovered a Volkswagen van with Bangkok license plates at the scene, and the window behind the chauffeur’s seat had actually been shattered. Close by, the officers likewise discovered a brick thought to have actually been utilized to break the window.
The 2 business people notified the authorities about the taken products. Ji Biao, 62, among the victims, reported a loss of around 12,000 yuan (equivalent to around 60,000 baht), 100,000 Hong Kong dollars (about 450,000 baht), 80,000 baht in money and some crucial files.
Ji Qing, 50, the other victim, lost 100,000 yuan (about 500,000 baht), HK$ 2,000 (about 9,000 baht), some Malaysian ringgit worth around 5,000 baht and a Bottega Veneta bag valued at 150,000 baht. The taken money and products had a combined worth of around 1.2 million baht.
Forensic officers gathered finger prints at the scene for examination.
Cops believed that the burglars might have understood the 2 Chinese nationals’ existence, particularly considering that the victims had actually simply returned from abroad. Their pals selected them up at the airport, and they went to have supper at this shopping center prior to the event took place.
Cops have actually analyzed video footage of security cams and were searching down the perpetrators.
Cops examine the van parked at the parking area of a mall in Pattaya, Chon Buri after an unidentified variety of burglars broke among its windows to take money and other prized possessions coming from 2 Chinese business people. (Image: Chaiyot Pupattanapong)
